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Tuesday, August 18, 1953,
, Connie Mack Stadium
Attendance: 3,945, Time of Game: 2:21
Pirates
0
38-86
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Phillies
1
64-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Steve Ridzik (8-5)
L: Paul LaPalme (6-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
Phillies        0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    1  7  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Pellagrini 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .647 -0.231 1.34 0.000 -0.231 -1.6 0 2 GDP
Danny O'Connell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .767 -0.140 1.69 0.024 -0.164 -0.6 2 4
Hal Rice LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .307 .759 0.104 1.46 0.152 -0.048 0.2 1 0
   Carlos Bernier PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .668 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Frank Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .772 -0.167 2.00 0.000 -0.167 -0.9 1 2
Gene Hermanski RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .154 .443 0.043 1.85 0.100 -0.057 -0.1 5 0
Preston Ward 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .198 .603 -0.271 2.69 0.000 -0.271 -1.3 5 1
Toby Atwell C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .604 -0.111 1.40 0.000 -0.111 -0.7 6 0
Dick Cole SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .685 0.032 1.22 0.058 -0.026 0.1 2 1
   Cal Abrams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .786 -0.056 2.17 0.000 -0.056 -0.3
   Eddie O'Brien SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .568 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Paul LaPalme P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .064 .147 0.069 1.53 0.087 -0.018 0.4 0 0 SH
   Paul Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .689 -0.041 1.60 0.000 -0.041 -0.2
   Murry Dickson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 .259 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 3 4 .138 .357 -0.769 1.74 0.421 -1.190 -4.9 24 10
SH: P LaPalme (3, off S Ridzik).
TB: H Rice 2; P Ward; D O'Connell.
GIDP: E Pellagrini (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: T Atwell (13).
Outfield Assists: F Thomas (G Hamner at 3rd base); F Thomas (S Lopata at 3rd base).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ted Kazanski SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .219 .569 -0.005 0.80 0.036 -0.041 0.0 2 1
Richie Ashburn CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .320 .785 0.040 1.07 0.091 -0.051 0.5 3 0 SB
Eddie Waitkus 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .292 .694 -0.062 1.40 0.062 -0.124 -0.6 8 2
Del Ennis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .789 -0.119 1.17 0.000 -0.119 -1.4 4 0
Granny Hamner 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .278 .758 -0.015 0.93 0.036 -0.052 -0.3 0 5 2B
Stan Lopata C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .243 .737 0.025 1.03 0.087 -0.063 -0.1 7 0 2B
Johnny Wyrostek RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .734 -0.073 0.95 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 0 1
Willie Jones 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .738 -0.020 0.70 0.021 -0.041 -0.1 2 1
Steve Ridzik P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .649 -0.013 0.71 0.012 -0.026 -0.1 1 0
   Robin Roberts P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .405 -0.025 1.03 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 29 1 7 1 4 5 .241 .644 -0.267 1.00 0.345 -0.615 -3.3 27 10
2B: G Hamner (23, off P LaPalme); S Lopata (11, off P LaPalme).
TB: E Waitkus 2; S Lopata 2; G Hamner 2; S Ridzik; R Ashburn; T Kazanski.
RBI: S Lopata (24).
2-out RBI: S Lopata.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Jones-T Kazanski-E Waitkus.
E: T Kazanski (12).
Outfield Assists: J Wyrostek (F Thomas at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: R Ashburn (11, 2nd base off P LaPalme/T Atwell).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul LaPalme, L (6-14) 7 6 1 1 4 4 0 4.55 29 61 0.234 1.05 2.8
Murry Dickson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.69 4 0 0 0.034 0.67 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 1 1 4 5 0 1.12 33 61 0 0 0.268 1.74 3.3

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Ridzik, W (8-5) 6.2 3 0 0 2 3 0 3.47 24 69 0.388 1.34 3.3
Robin Roberts, S (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.52 9 2 0 0.380 2.82 1.5
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 3 4 0 0.00 33 69 2 0 0.768 1.00 4.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 3,945.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Eddie Pellagrini 2B 1 Ted Kazanski SS
2 Danny O'Connell 3B 2 Richie Ashburn CF
3 Hal Rice LF 3 Eddie Waitkus 1B
4 Frank Thomas CF 4 Del Ennis LF
5 Gene Hermanski RF 5 Granny Hamner 2B
6 Preston Ward 1B 6 Stan Lopata C
7 Toby Atwell C 7 Johnny Wyrostek RF
8 Dick Cole SS 8 Willie Jones 3B
9 Paul LaPalme P 9 Steve Ridzik P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 0 12- OO PIT E. Pellagrini S. Ridzik 17% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B; Cole to 3B
t9 0-1 2 12- O PIT P. Ward R. Roberts 14% 100% Flyball: 1B
t9 0-1 1 1-- O PIT F. Thomas R. Roberts 10% 92% Popfly: 3B
t6 0-1 0 1-- PIT P. LaPalme S. Ridzik -9% 51% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Cole to 2B
b4 0-0 2 --3 RO PHI S. Lopata P. LaPalme 9% 63% Double to CF; Waitkus Scores; Lopata out at 3B/CF-3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Ridzik facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT E. Pellagrini S. Ridzik 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT D. O'Connell S. Ridzik -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT H. Rice S. Ridzik 3% 53% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT F. Thomas S. Ridzik 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PHI T. Kazanski P. LaPalme -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- PHI R. Ashburn P. LaPalme 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- PHI E. Waitkus P. LaPalme 4% 59% Ashburn Steals 2B; Ashburn to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b1 0-0 1 --3 O PHI E. Waitkus P. LaPalme -6% 54% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --3 O PHI D. Ennis P. LaPalme -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Ridzik facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT G. Hermanski S. Ridzik 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT P. Ward S. Ridzik 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT T. Atwell S. Ridzik 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Hamner P. LaPalme 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O PHI S. Lopata P. LaPalme -3% 55% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O PHI J. Wyrostek P. LaPalme -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O PHI W. Jones P. LaPalme -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Ridzik facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Cole S. Ridzik 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT P. LaPalme S. Ridzik 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT E. Pellagrini S. Ridzik 1% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O PHI S. Ridzik P. LaPalme -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O PHI T. Kazanski P. LaPalme -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O PHI R. Ashburn P. LaPalme -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Ridzik facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. O'Connell S. Ridzik 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O PIT H. Rice S. Ridzik 2% 55% Lineout: CF
t4 0-0 2 --- O PIT F. Thomas S. Ridzik 1% 56% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- PHI E. Waitkus P. LaPalme 4% 60% Single to SS
b4 0-0 0 1-- O PHI D. Ennis P. LaPalme -4% 56% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 1-- O PHI G. Hamner P. LaPalme -2% 55% Double to CF; Waitkus to 3B; Hamner out at 3B/CF-1B-SS
b4 0-0 2 --3 RO PHI S. Lopata P. LaPalme 9% 63% Double to CF; Waitkus Scores; Lopata out at 3B/CF-3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Steve Ridzik facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O PIT G. Hermanski S. Ridzik 3% 67% Popfly: 3B
t5 0-1 1 --- O PIT P. Ward S. Ridzik 2% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 0-1 2 --- O PIT T. Atwell S. Ridzik 2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O PHI J. Wyrostek P. LaPalme -2% 68% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- O PHI W. Jones P. LaPalme -2% 67% Foul Flyball: C
b5 1-0 2 --- PHI S. Ridzik P. LaPalme 1% 68% Single to CF
b5 1-0 2 1-- PHI T. Kazanski P. LaPalme 2% 70% Single to LF; Ridzik to 2B
b5 1-0 2 12- PHI R. Ashburn P. LaPalme 3% 72% Single to CF; Kazanski to 2B; Ridzik to 3B
b5 1-0 2 123 O PHI E. Waitkus P. LaPalme -7% 65% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Steve Ridzik facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- PIT D. Cole S. Ridzik -6% 60% Walk
t6 0-1 0 1-- PIT P. LaPalme S. Ridzik -9% 51% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Cole to 2B
t6 0-1 0 12- OO PIT E. Pellagrini S. Ridzik 17% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B; Cole to 3B
t6 0-1 2 --3 O PIT D. O'Connell S. Ridzik 6% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- O PHI D. Ennis P. LaPalme -2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- O PHI G. Hamner P. LaPalme -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 2 --- O PHI S. Lopata P. LaPalme -1% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Steve Ridzik facing 3-4-5
t7 0-1 0 --- PIT H. Rice S. Ridzik -7% 62% Single to RF
t7 0-1 0 1-- O PIT F. Thomas S. Ridzik 4% 65% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thomas to 2B/Adv on E6
t7 0-1 1 -2- PIT G. Hermanski S. Ridzik -4% 61% Walk
t7 0-1 1 12- O PIT P. Ward S. Ridzik 9% 70% Single to RF; Hermanski to 2B; Thomas out at Hm/RF-C
Robin Roberts replaces Steve Ridzik pitching and batting 9th
t7 0-1 2 12- O PIT T. Atwell R. Roberts 8% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Paul LaPalme facing 7-8-9
b7 1-0 0 --- O PHI J. Wyrostek P. LaPalme -2% 76% Popfly: 3B
b7 1-0 1 --- PHI W. Jones P. LaPalme 2% 79% Walk
b7 1-0 1 1-- O PHI R. Roberts P. LaPalme -3% 76% Flyball: RF
b7 1-0 2 1-- PHI T. Kazanski P. LaPalme 2% 78% Walk; Jones to 2B
b7 1-0 2 12- O PHI R. Ashburn P. LaPalme -4% 74% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Dick Cole (SS) batting 8th
t8 0-1 0 --- O PIT C. Abrams R. Roberts 6% 79% Flyball: LF
Paul Smith pinch hits for Paul LaPalme (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 --- O PIT P. Smith R. Roberts 4% 84% Strikeout
t8 0-1 2 --- O PIT E. Pellagrini R. Roberts 3% 86% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Murry Dickson facing 3-4-5
Murry Dickson replaces Paul Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Eddie O'Brien replaces Cal Abrams (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b8 1-0 0 --- PHI E. Waitkus M. Dickson 2% 88% Single to RF
b8 1-0 0 1-- O PHI D. Ennis M. Dickson -2% 86% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-0 1 1-- O PHI G. Hamner M. Dickson -2% 85% Strikeout
b8 1-0 2 1-- O PHI S. Lopata M. Dickson -2% 83% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 2-3-4
t9 0-1 0 --- O PIT D. O'Connell R. Roberts 8% 91% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 0-1 1 --- PIT H. Rice R. Roberts -8% 82% Single to LF
Carlos Bernier pinch runs for Hal Rice (LF) batting 3rd
t9 0-1 1 1-- O PIT F. Thomas R. Roberts 10% 92% Popfly: 3B
t9 0-1 2 1-- PIT G. Hermanski R. Roberts -6% 86% Walk; Bernier to 2B
t9 0-1 2 12- O PIT P. Ward R. Roberts 14% 100% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

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